December 7th, 2025

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Pots Diary Entry

The Diary is more than a collection of stories — it is a journey into the heart of biryani. Here, we document not just recipes, but the legacies, rituals, and emotions that make biryani an enduring symbol of patience, craft, and celebration.

Each section of this diary opens a new door:

  • Folklore carries the myths and legends whispered through generations.
  • Legacy roots us in history, tracing biryani’s evolution across courts, kitchens, and continents.
  • Pots & Drums reveals the vessels, flames, and rituals that give Dum its soul.
  • Socials celebrates the bonds formed when biryani is shared at weddings, festivals, and gatherings.
  • Tastes & Palates guides you through the flavors, spices, and sensory journeys that define each plate.
  • Trails follows biryani’s travels across geographies, food trails, and global tables.

The Diary is both archive and adventure: a place to pause, reflect, and taste stories that stretch beyond borders. Every entry is an invitation — to discover, to savor, and to see biryani not only as a dish, but as a world in itself.

A new home in King’s Cross

NOT SO LONG AGO we were wondering to ourselves: “What might have happened if a young Irani had set up a café in a Godown (warehouse) behind Bombay’s Victoria Terminus, C. 1928?”

THE LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL

In September 2013, at Dum Shoreditch, we’re hosting a ‘cabinet of curiosity’ curated by This is Provenance as part of the London Design Festival.

DESIGNING DUM

A design can also tell a story

Designing Dum

The narrative of the disappearing Irani Cafés has a certain wistful poetry.
Zoroastrian Iranian immigrants cross the Indian ocean from Iran to arrive in early 20th century colonial Bombay. They work in the homes of established Parsi families, leaving to set up their own cafés. These Irani cafés become an irreplaceable Bombay institution. An institution which earns a fond place in the hearts of Bombayites, regardless of caste and class, by

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A new home in King’s Cross

NOT SO LONG AGO we were wondering to ourselves: “What might have happened if a young Irani had set up a café in a Godown (warehouse) behind Bombay’s Victoria Terminus, C. 1928?

Read More »

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Decadence, delivered. Surrey’s pre-orders are now live. From kitchen to castle, your biryani awaits.

Your Majesty's Menu

Now delivering to:

Serving Kent’s finest tables.
Crafted slow, delivered hot.